It’s not every day a family estate car takes on a bona fide Italian supercar, but that’s exactly what unfolded when a heavily modified Audi RS 6 Avant faced off against a Lamborghini Huracan Performante on the drag strip. What began as an unlikely matchup quickly turned into one of the most entertaining showdowns in recent memory—a German family hauler proving it can run with, and even outrun, one of Italy’s finest.
The Audi, built by the specialists at Awesome GTI, was far from standard. Its 4.0-liter twin-turbocharged V8 had been tuned to produce an immense 829 horsepower and 841 pound-feet of torque, a massive leap from the stock 591 horsepower. Those upgrades, worth around £35,000 ($46,000), transformed what was once a luxurious family car into a high-speed missile. Power was distributed through an eight-speed automatic gearbox to all four wheels, helping it launch with the kind of urgency usually reserved for purebred supercars.
Facing it was the Lamborghini Huracan Performante, a lighter, sharper, and far more exotic machine. Its naturally aspirated 5.2-liter V10 generated 631 horsepower and 442 pound-feet of torque, routed through a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission. With nearly 1,300 pounds less to move, the Lambo seemed the natural favorite on paper.
But numbers told a different story once the lights went green. In straight-line acceleration, the Audi’s brute torque and all-wheel-drive traction proved unbeatable. It claimed victory in multiple standing-start runs, leaving the Huracan trailing. However, the Lamborghini struck back in roll races, where its high-revving engine and lighter frame gave it an edge.
In braking tests, the Audi again impressed, stopping as fiercely as it accelerated. When the day ended, both cars had showcased their strengths—the Audi as an everyday rocket, and the Lamborghini as a work of precision and emotion.
The showdown served as a reminder that in the modern performance era, even a station wagon can challenge a supercar—and sometimes, win.
